Matloob Hussain was found guilty of sexual intercourse with a girl under 13

Judge Wright paid tribute to the woman, who was sitting just a few feet away from her in the packed courtroom.

The judge said: "As a result of what happened to her, her childhood and adolescence was taken from her.

"She remarkably transformed her life from thereon, putting her own child first.

"Hers is a tale of the most astonishing dedication and bravery."

Brothers Basharat Dad, 32, and Nasar Dad, 36, of both of Rotherham, and Tayab Dad, 34, of Sheffield, were jailed on Tuesday for sex offences along with Matloob Hussain, 41, of Rotherham, Mohammed Sadiq, 40, of Rotherham, and Amjad Ali, of Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

Basharat Dad was jailed for 20 years, Nasar Dad was given 14 years and six months, Tayab Dad was given 10 years, Hussain was given 13 years, Sadiq was given 13 years and Ali was given 11 years.

Speaking outside court on Thursday, Detective Chief Inspector Martin Tate, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "This is our third significant inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham and, with the lengthy jail terms handed down to these individuals today, we have now put 18 criminals behind bars for over 280 years.”

Mark Langan from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "These men were found guilty of a catalogue of vile sex offences against two young girls.

"The girls were targeted by these men because they were naive and vulnerable. They were given alcohol and cannabis and intimidated into performing sexual acts.

"On one occasion one of the young girls was locked alone in a flat for hours without food, water or electricity.

"These young girls were subjected to the most appalling abuse at the hands of these men."

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